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Dr. Oliver Demuth

@OliverDemuth

Junior Research Fellow - Earth Sciences @ClareCollege | Professional Scientific Illustrator | PhD @Cambridge_Uni | MSc @BristolPalaeo | BA @ZHdK | 🇨🇭 in 🇬🇧

 Cambridge, England
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Hello to all my new followers! I'm Oliver and a scientific illustrator and palaeobiologist. I study the anatomy and locomotion of (mostly extinct) reptiles and draw and paint dead things for a living. Expect #PaleoArt/#SciArt, #Science and the occasional #Fossil!
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighOct 19
If you're interested in doing a PhD at University of Cambridge as part of the STEPS Team, see more info here: nercdtp.esc.cam.ac.uk/people… Get in touch if you'd like to discuss projects 😃🦴🦾💀🐒 More about the STEPS team here: walkinginthepast.co.uk/
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighOct 13
The STEPS team recently visited the Skeletal Observation Lab in Kingston, Canada as part of our project data collection! 🇨🇦🚶‍♀️🦴☠️✈️ Read more about our trip here: walkinginthepast.co.uk/diary… @ERC_Research @CamBioanth
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Hank Sharpe@PaleoartologistOct 2
Tromerosaurus solumons, gen. et sp. nov Powers et al. 2026
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighSep 25
Data collection completed! What a wonderful team to get this all done 😍 Thanks all for the hard work, the very long work days & making sure that everything ran smoothly with a smile the whole time!❤️ (note our matching shoes 😂) Funded by @ERC_Research @euarchont @BoulinguezG
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighSep 22
Postdoc Appreciation Week! We're in Canada for lab work this week! 🇨🇦🍁🇬🇧 Collected some amazing data so far as part of the @ERC_Research project STEPS! 😊 Such intensive lab work wouldn't have been possible w/out everyone's hardwork 💪 @euarchont @BoulinguezG
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighAug 13
Is your research focused on human evolution, locomotion, and/or functional anatomy? Interested in a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowhip? Get in touch about hosting your application with me at Cambridge! 🦴💀 Internal deadlines: 8th October 2026 See: newtontrust.cam.ac.uk/ECFs/L…
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighAug 7
Last week our new study on primate muscle structure was published in AJBA!🦍🦧 Read more about it here: arch.cam.ac.uk/news/new-rese… And read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… Funded by the @ERC_Research

New research suggests muscle structure holds the key to understanding primate movement

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Dr Matt Dempsey@Sketchy_raptorJul 29
I've returned with another anatomy reference model - a juvenile Alliagator! As with my Komodo Dragon, this is an idealised sculpted representation of Alligator muscle anatomy built atop an edited CT skeleton. Thanks to @RaulRamosArt for commissioning me to build this last year.
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighJul 31
🚨Published🚨 How do architectural muscle parameters vary across apes? Emma Guimaraes examined muscle specialisation in her MSc thesis at @UCLanthropology 🦧🦍🐒🐵 Read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Functional Differences in Muscle Architecture Across the Pelvis and Hind Limb of Primates

Functional Differences in Muscle Architecture Across the Pelvis and Hind Limb of Primates

Objectives Understanding the architectural diversity of primate musculature is essential for interpreting locomotor function and reconstructing evolutionary adaptations. This study examines whether...

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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighJun 9
Great to have the STEPS team together, along with some PhD students joining us for training, as data collection finally begins! :) 👣🦶💀 @UCamArchaeology @CamBioanth @ERC_Research
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighJun 1
We're exicted to welcome Dr Grégoire Boulinguez-Ambroise to the STEPS team at Cambridge today! Grégoire will be joining us for three years as a PDRA in evolutionary biomechanics 🦴🐒🦍walkinginthepast.co.uk
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighApr 29
How does muscle function vary across primate species and is it shaped by the typical loading patterns of their lower limbs? See our new publication here: royalsocietypublishing.org/r… All MSK models are open access! @CamBioanth @UCamArchaeology @ERC_Research
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighApr 27
We're exicted to welcome @euarchont to the STEPS team at Cambridge today! Oriol will be joining us for three years as a PDRA in human evolutionary anatomy 🦴☠️🦍 walkinginthepast.co.uk/
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Oriol Monclús Gonzalo@euarchontApr 26
Landed in Cambridge! Tomorrow I begin a new role as Research Associate at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research @UCamArchaeology Over the next three years, I’ll be working on the evolution of human bipedalism as part of the STEPS project, led by @ArchaeoAshleigh
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We are deeply saddened by the death of Professor Alan Wilson FRS A member of the RVC community for more than 30 years, Alan's work transformed our understanding of locomotion in animals & humans. Our thoughts are with Alan’s family, friends and colleagues at this difficult time
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I've released version 1.2 of my SDF simulations! This update further improves the runtimes: - Simple collision checking between two meshes run at >150 FPS - Full 6DOF ROM simulations optimising the translations for each rotation run at >5.6 FPS - Ligament paths run at >5.1 FPS
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My recent paper describing the method and application can be found here: doi.org/10.1242/jeb.250952
Soft tissue constraints on joint mobility in the avian shoulder

Soft tissue constraints on joint mobility in the avian shoulder

Summary: Experimental ex vivo data and in silico simulations shed light on the function of ligaments in the bird (partridge) shoulder joint in maintaining shoulder articulation and constraining joint...

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The code and scripts are all archived on Zenodo and GitHub: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15442… github.com/OliverDemuth/Maya…
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighJan 12
Final day to apply 🚨x2 postdocs @ Uni of Cambridge. Closes midnight GMT 12th Jan Research Associate/Assistant in Evolutionary Biomechanics- cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-assi… Research Associate/Assistant in Human Evolutionary Anatomy- cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-asso… @CamBioanth @UCamArchaeology
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Dr Ashleigh Wiseman@ArchaeoAshleighJan 2
Last day to apply for the Project Coordinator role at the Uni of Cambridge on the STEPS project 🦵🦴 5 year position, 0.5 FTE Applications close midnight GMT Details in link below 👇 cam.ac.uk/jobs/project-coord…
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